Who We Are

Connections is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that has been providing community-based housing, health care, and employment to poor and homeless individuals and families, including people with mental health and substance use conditions and cognitive disabilities, since 1985. Through our housing, employment, prevention and treatment programs, we will serve nearly 10,000 unduplicated individuals in 2011 in 55 separate grassroots locations in some of Delaware’s most impoverished census tracts in all major population centers across the state, and we will provide more than 180,000 nights of safe, affordable housing. Our 55 locations statewide include 12 clinics providing integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment; 39 community-based housing programs; and 4 regional service centers providing outreach, primary medical care, employment support, and home health care services.

What We Do

Connections is the largest provider of housing for persons with incomes at or below 30% of area median in Delaware, owning and operating more than 500 housing units. In addition to housing, our services include outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment; DUI services; homeless outreach; primary medical care; community-based case management; home health care; and employment assistance for people who have barriers to employment. Connections’ programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF-accreditation guarantees that our programs have passed an in-depth review, which takes place every three years to ensure continued compliance and exceptional treatment services to the individuals we serve.

How We Work

Our staff includes physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals and paraprofessionals working in Wilmington, Newark, Seaford, Millsboro, Dover, Smyrna, and Georgetown, serving more than 40% of the people who participate in Delaware’s system of care.

Our Mission

The mission of Connections is to help vulnerable and disenfranchised individuals, families, children and youth to improve their lives by providing a comprehensive array of affordable and accessible primary medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment, employment, and housing opportunities to help them become accepted and productive members of their communities.